Ulysses's Journey and Homer's Odyssey: An Eternal Return

Homer's Odyssey provides a perfect case for showing the eternal return of the Greek myths in contemporary literature, and culture: tales of Ulysses's journeys have always been popular, till nowadays. He is the only survivor of an entire crew: he safely arrived home alone, and soon left, he...

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Published in:Journal of comparative literature & aesthetics 2017-09, Vol.40 (2), p.103-122
Main Author: Treu, Martina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambiguity
Analysis
Archetypes (Psychology)
Classical literature
Contemporary literature
Criticism and interpretation
Death & dying
Drama
Epic literature
Graphic novels
Greek literature
Heroism & heroes
Homer (C 8th Century BC)
Homer (Greek poet)
Internet
Literary canon
Literary characters
Literary devices
Literary translation
Manga
Motion picture directors & producers
Mythology
Narrative techniques
Plot (Narrative)
Poetry
Poets
Theater
Travel
Websites
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Summary:Homer's Odyssey provides a perfect case for showing the eternal return of the Greek myths in contemporary literature, and culture: tales of Ulysses's journeys have always been popular, till nowadays. He is the only survivor of an entire crew: he safely arrived home alone, and soon left, heading for a new journey. Today, in a way, he keeps coming back, on and on: in all sort of books, in fine arts, inside and outside theatres. Ulysses and his myth are also "surfing the web", as I proved with a recent survey on the use of the terms 'Odyssey', 'Odysseus', and 'Ulysses', on the Internet.
ISSN:0252-8169